Rome, March 7. (Adnkronos Health) — «Investing in prevention means investing in health, having fewer sick people and a more sustainable National Health Service. When we talk about chronic-degenerative diseases we are talking about cardiovascular and nephrological diseases that in most cases recognize diabetes, obesity and hypertension as causes. Therefore, by adopting correct lifestyles we prevent kidney and heart diseases, multipliers of cardiovascular risk».Thus Loreto Gesualdo, nephrologist and president of the Federation of Italian medical-scientific societies (Fism), in his speech presenting the toll-free numbers of public utility attributed to the Italian Society of Nephrology (Sin), Italian Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics (Sigo), National Association of Hospital Cardiologists (Anmco) and Italian Ophthalmological Society (Soi), accredited by the Ministry of Health and affiliated to the Federation of Medical Scientific Societies Italian (Fism).
An initiative launched today at the Auditorium of the Ministry of Health in view of the four days of public health that are celebrated this month and which concern the 9th the kidney, the 14th the heart, the 22nd ophthalmology and the 28th endometriosis.
«Today as Fism we launch four toll-free numbers of public utility — underlines Gesualdo — Among these the 800962256, or that of the Sin, through which from March 9 (World Kidney Day) nephrologists will offer information support on kidney diseases and to combat in particular chronic kidney disease «, which silently hides, remaining mysteriously hidden, except to reveal itself when the damage has already been caused.»Early diagnosis is fundamental for chronic kidney disease — he remarks — a silent disease that leads to cardiovascular disease. A simple screening with urine test is able to recognize kidney damage early and therefore prevent its evolution towards chronic and renal failure represented by dialysis and transplantation».
Chronic kidney disease (MRC) affects «10% of the Italian population — remarks Gesualdo -. We are talking about 6 million citizens who run this risk, so knowing them means preventing them. World Kidney Day, and the activation of the public utility hotline, serve to have the opportunity to raise awareness among citizens about the screening of kidney disease».
Predisposing factors to chronic kidney disease — recalls Sin — are diabetes and arterial hypertension. A few checks, once a year, are enough for MRC to be diagnosed in time: urine test, ACR, creatininemia, periodic blood pressure detection.Prevention, following proper nutrition and adequate lifestyles, early diagnosis and innovative therapies can slow down the progression of the disease, increasingly moving away from renal function replacement treatments, such as dialysis or transplantation.
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